The tenth collect the seventh chapter old friendship
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Outside the Dead Lake, on the ancient road heading west from Dawang Village, Yiyi Xian and Xiaohuan walked slowly.
Xiaohuan looked around with bright eyes and saw that this ancient road was overgrown with weeds and desolate. After walking out of Dawang Village for a long time, he didn't even see a single person.
Looking far into the distance, I can see that this place is in a wilderness, with no mountains around, the sky is high and the grass is long. From time to time, the wind blows through the fields, and the green wild grass rolls like waves. It is quite beautiful and makes people feel broad-minded.
Zhou Yixian's voice came lazily from the side, saying: "What are you looking at?"
Xiaohuan smiled and said: "Grandpa, when I came here a few days ago, I was in a hurry and didn't look around carefully. The weather is fine today. You can see that the scenery here is pretty good!"
Immortal Zhou Yi looked at the wilderness outside the ancient road and felt refreshed, but then he said to himself: "Isn't it just a piece of weeds? Is there anything good to see? If it is made of gold, then..."
"Grandpa!" Xiaohuan called out, interrupted him, glared at him angrily, and said: "Why do you only think about money all day long? It's a pity that you have the word "fairy" in your name.
How vulgar!”
"Vulgar?" Immortal Zhou Yi was furious and said, "You dare to call me vulgar? I am an expert from outside the world. I am famous all over the world for being the Buddha who has brought blessings to the people and saved all sentient beings..."
Xiao Huan stared at him. Under the bright eyes of his granddaughter, Yi Xian's voice became softer and quieter for some reason. The more he spoke, the less confident he became. Finally, he simply raised his head, snorted and said: "How do you know, little girl?"
How powerful is grandpa?"
Xiao Huan chuckled, shook his head and looked away. Zhou Yixian was laughed at by his granddaughter, and felt depressed for a while. He sighed: "How could I have met you in the first place? If I had known, I would have left you crying to death on the roadside without caring about you!"
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Xiaohuan stuck out her tongue, her snow-white face looked innocent and cute, and said with a smile: "Isn't that kind of you, grandpa?"
Zhou Yixian glared at Xiaohuan and said angrily: "You're such a kind-hearted ghost. I raised you so big that you'll hate me all day long!"
Xiao Huan was not afraid, let alone angry. It seemed that he had heard these words a lot. He approached Zhou Xian, rolled his eyes, and suddenly said: "Hey, grandpa! Why did you take me away in the first place?"
of?"
Zhou Yixian was startled. In fact, he and Xiaohuan had always been used to being casual. How could he be really angry? However, when Xiaohuan asked this question, it brought back some past memories, and he looked melancholy and sighed softly.
, said: "Back then in Heyang City, I saw your little girl, no more than two or three years old, lying on the side of the road. She was dying of hunger and could not even cry. I felt soft-hearted and picked her up."
At this point, he suddenly glared at Xiaohuan and said: "At that time, you were so young and so smart that you stopped crying right away, which made me think that I was really destined to you. As soon as this thought occurred, I
I can’t let go of it anymore.”
Xiao Huan made a face at him, stretched out his hand to grab Zhou Xian's clothes, and said with a coquettish smile: "Grandpa, aren't you kind? You will definitely be rewarded in the future. Ah! Look, over the years, I have helped you all day long.
How much money have you made from reading people's faces?"
Zhou Yixian nodded subconsciously and said with a smile: "Well, that's true..." Suddenly he woke up, turned around and said angrily: "What is it? That's nonsense!"
Xiaohuan covered his mouth and snickered. After a while, he seemed to have thought of something again and said: "Well, grandpa, what were you doing in Heyang City? Isn't it at the foot of Qingyun Mountain? I remember that you have always been reluctant to get close.
There, in all these years, it seems that only ten years ago, for the sake of that Qingyun disciple named Zhang Xiaofan, we looked there out of curiosity, but we didn't get close."
Immortal Zhou Yi's face turned slightly gloomy, and he sighed and said: "The remains of your father whom I have never met are still in Heyang City. I stayed in front of his tomb for a long time on the anniversary of his death.
When I came out, I saw you on the street. I felt sad and looked pitiful at you, so I adopted you."
Xiaohuan was silent for a while after hearing this. After a while, he said: "Grandpa, speaking of which, we haven't visited dad for ten years."
Zhou Xian made some calculations in his mind and nodded: "Yes, ten years have passed in the blink of an eye." At this point, he smiled bitterly and said: "That's all, we don't have anywhere to go at the moment anyway, so why not go to Heyang City?
Look at your dad!"
Xiaohuan nodded immediately and said, "Okay!"
Zhou Yixian waved his hand and said, "Let's go! This wilderness is depressing."
The two walked forward, Xiaohuan was young after all, and those were all old things. In addition, she had a lively temperament, so she quickly got rid of that little sadness, and looked around at the scenery while walking, unintentionally
When Zhongyi turned around, he was suddenly startled and said to his grandfather: "Grandpa, look behind us."
Zhou Xian was stunned and asked: "What's wrong?" He looked back.
Xiaohuan said: "It seems that the wild dog Taoist priest is still following us?"
Zhou Xian took a closer look and saw that Taoist Taoist Wild Dog was following them from a distance for some unknown reason, walking slowly, always keeping a distance from them. At this moment, seeing them suddenly stop and look back, the wild dog seemed to be startled.
Startled, he actually stopped. There was hesitation and a little bit of embarrassment on his face, and then he stood aside and looked up at the sky.
Zhou Yixian looked suspicious, stared at him twice, turned around and pulled Xiaohuan and continued to walk forward, while whispering: "What's that guy doing here?"
Xiao Huan asked curiously: "If you ask me, who should I ask?"
Zhou Yixian was suffocated for a moment, then suddenly stared at Xiaohuan and said, "Is that guy lustful and wants to do something wrong to you?"
Xiao Huan was startled, her face immediately turned red, and she said angrily: "Grandpa, you can say such things!"
Zhou Yixian snorted and said: "Why can't I say it? In today's world, bad people are rampant and you are beautiful. It's hard to say!"
Xiaohuan rolled her eyes at him and said: "The way I see it! In the past, Daoist Wild Dog Master was in the Demon Sect. Although his reputation was not very good, I never heard that he had harmed women. Instead, he had committed murder, arson, and robbery during the day.
Rumor has it that he has done it a lot."
Zhou Yixian's face turned pale and he suddenly became nervous and said, "Isn't that guy trying to rob us two paupers?"
Xiaohuan snorted and said, "It's hard to say. Besides, grandpa, you probably have much more money than a pauper!"
Zhou Yixian quickly lowered his voice and said: "Shh! Don't speak so loudly." As he said that, he looked around, frowned, and said: "Oh no, there is no one here, it is the best place for robbery. We still
Run faster?"
Xiaohuan was startled, but saw Zhouxian reaching into his arms and taking out a yellow paper talisman. It seemed that he wanted to use his "Secret Master's" escape technique to escape. He couldn't help but feel angry and funny, and quickly pulled it away.
Immortal Yiyi said, "Grandpa, please wait for a while."
Zhou Yixian glanced behind him and said, "That guy is following me again. What are you waiting for?"
Xiao Huan smiled and said: "Grandpa, although your escape technique is a secret technique passed down from the ancestors, you can't control where we come out after escaping. I can tell you, we are now far away from the dead lake.
It’s not that far away, if you actually get into it, we’ll be really in trouble.”
Zhou Yixian was stunned and said: "Our luck can't be so bad, right?"
Xiaohuan rolled her eyes at him and said, "Do you think your luck is good or bad?"
Zhou Yixian thought for a while, and then said firmly: "No!"
Xiao Huan smiled and said: "Then it's over, so we can't take risks." As she said that, she approached Yi Xian, pointed to her left hand with her eyes, and whispered: "Grandpa, you forgot, I still have it here.
There is a magic weapon for self-protection given by Sister Ping'er, and besides, Taoist Wild Dog is not an expert in magic, so it won't be difficult for us to deal with him."
Zhou Yixian lowered his head and pondered, then took a deep breath and said: "You are right, alas! I don't know why, I have been frightened and uneasy these past few days. It seems that I saw it mostly in the dead lake.
There are too many masters in Taoism, and they think highly of that wild dog."
Xiao Huan pursed his lips and smiled, and then said: "Besides, that Taoist Wild Dog doesn't seem to be a bad person. Didn't he lend us his umbrella in the first place?"
Zhou Yixian let out a "poof" and said: "What, we lent it to you. I was soaked in the rain and almost died. You girl is so indifferent. It's really unfilial."
Xiaohuan stuck out her tongue and said with a smile: "Grandpa, I covered it for you, but you don't want it yourself."
Zhou Yixian snorted again, stepped forward, and said to himself: "Anyway, you are the same as your unfilial father. You make me angry all day long. How rebellious!"
Xiaohuan smiled and shook his head and followed.
Behind the ancient road, Taoist Wild Dog faintly heard laughter coming from the front. He frowned and his expression changed, but he finally followed.
Between heaven and earth, the wind blows through the wilderness, making a "whirring" sound.
After walking for another half an hour, Zhou Yixian felt a little tired. He grabbed Xiaohuan and said, "Take a rest."
Xiaohuan nodded, looked at a half-large bluestone on the side of the road, walked over, patted it, and said, "Grandpa, sit here!"
Zhouxian Xian nodded, leaned the bamboo pole with the white cloth "Immortal Guidance" hanging on it beside the bluestone, and sat down on the stone. He couldn't help but gasp a little, shook his head slightly, and said: "Why do I always feel that my health is not good recently?
, how long did you walk before you started to pant?"
Xiao Huan was taking out a kettle filled with water from his bag. When he heard this, a trace of worry flashed in his eyes. He walked over and handed the kettle to Zhou Xian, and at the same time said: "Grandpa, drink some water!"
Zhou Xian nodded, took the kettle, drank a few sips with his head raised, took a deep breath, then turned his head and looked back, and sure enough he saw a figure behind him, standing there in the distance.
Zhou Yixian looked at it for a long time, suddenly smiled, and stopped caring about him. He handed the kettle to Xiaohuan. Unexpectedly, when he turned around, he was startled. He saw Xiaohuan sitting next to him. He didn't know when he started.
There was another branch of bright red candied haws, which I ate with relish.
Zhou Yixian shook his head and said earnestly: "I mean Xiaohuan! You don't even look at how old you are, how come you still act like a little girl and love eating these candied haws so much?"
Xiaohuan spat lightly toward the roadside, spit out a small seed of candied haws, smiled coquettishly at Yi Xian, and said, "But people like to eat it!"
Zhou Yixian was dumbfounded and sighed: "More than ten years ago, there were so many pastries and snacks in Heyang City, why did I just go to the roadside alley and buy this candied haws for you?"
After saying that, she shook her head and sighed. Xiao Huan smiled and said nothing, gently tasting the food in her hands. Perhaps under the influence of the red appearance of the candied haws, her lips seemed to have a touch of color.
Zhou Yixian sat for a while and felt that his strength was gradually recovering, so he planned to call Xiaohuan and continue on his way. Unexpectedly, as soon as he turned his head, he suddenly glanced in front of him from the corner of his eye, and a pair of human feet suddenly appeared in front of him.
Zhou Yixian was shocked and thought: Could it be that because of this negligence, the wild dog took the opportunity to sneak attack? It seems that I can't believe the little girl's words. I have been walking around the world for more than a hundred years. Could it be that today the turtle fell down and the boat capsized in the gutter?
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He was thinking wildly and was about to ask Xiao Huan to get up when he suddenly heard the gentle and calm voice of the man in front of him saying calmly: "Are you still reading people's faces?"
Zhou Yixian and Xiaohuan both stood up and looked up, only to see a middle-aged man in front of them, with thin eyebrows and a square face, elegant features, bright eyes, and a full forehead. He has an aura of calmness and authority in his elegance.
.Wearing a Confucian robe and a lavender jade pendant at the waist, it is exquisite and clear, and has a faint aura of auspiciousness. It is very beautiful and absolutely extraordinary.
It's just that there are a lot of white hairs on his forehead and temples that don't match his appearance, and he looks a bit more aged.
Zhou Yixian's face suddenly became very strange. He stared at the person in front of him. Under his unnoticed sleeves, his hands were tightly clenched into fists. But on his face, after the shock, there was a vague feeling.
A bit of excitement, a bit of relief and a bit of vicissitudes of life.
Xiaohuan's eyes turned around from the man's face and returned to his grandfather. Then he found that Yiyi Xian's face seemed not right. He was about to say something when Yiyi Xian suddenly said: "Xiaohuan, go to the side for a moment."
, wait until grandpa asks you to come back."
Xiao Huan was startled, this had never happened before, but looking at Yi Xian's serious face, it didn't look like he was joking, and looking at the looks of the two of them, they seemed to be old acquaintances, so he immediately responded and turned around to sort out his baggage casually.
Walk backward.
As she walked, she looked back from time to time, only to see her grandfather and the middle-aged man standing face to face, still not seeming to speak. She was a little worried. She had just met the middle-aged man for the first time, but only in front of him.
In just a short moment, I somehow felt a little afraid of him, and felt a sense of fear in my heart for no reason.
For more than ten years, she has been following Yi Xian. She never knew that her grandfather would know such a powerful person!
She was thinking, her mind was in a trance, and she didn't realize that she had walked a long way. Suddenly she found another figure in front of her. She stopped quickly and almost bumped into that person. When she took a closer look, it was Taoist Wild Dog.
, said quickly: "I'm sorry, Taoist Master."
Unexpectedly, Taoist Wild Dog's face looked very strange at this moment. Horror flashed across his face, and his eyes stared straight forward, full of fear.
Xiaohuan was startled again. She looked along his line of sight and saw that the person the Wild Dog Taoist was looking at was also the middle-aged man. She didn't know who that person was that could make the Wild Dog Taoist so scared?
Xiaohuan was thinking to himself, and couldn't help but whisper to Taoist Wild Dog: "Taoist Master, who is that person? Do you know him?"
Taoist Wild Dog was shaken and seemed to have come to his senses, but the look of fear on his face remained unabated. He looked at Xiao Huan beside him and said, "Don't you recognize him?"
Xiaohuan nodded and said, "Yes! It's the first time I've seen this person today, but it looks like grandpa knows him. By the way, do you recognize him? Who is he?"
The corner of Taoist Wild Dog's mouth moved, as if he was about to say something, but for some reason, he suddenly fell silent again and stared straight at the middle-aged man in front of him.
Xiaohuan frowned and intuitively felt that Taoist Wild Dog's reaction was a bit strange. He was not only afraid, but also seemed to be a little more angry at the moment!
Zhou Yixian and the middle-aged man stood side by side, standing on the edge of the ancient road, looking towards the wilderness.
The breeze blows, and the white hair on the temples seems to be telling the story of the wasted years and the vicissitudes of the world.
"We haven't seen each other for many years, right?" The middle-aged man suddenly said calmly.
Zhou Yixian looked into the distance with a complicated look on his face, and after a while he said: "It must have been several decades!"
The man smiled lightly and said, "Are you okay?"
Zhou Yixian was silent for a long time and said: "Wandering around the world and playing in the world is neither good nor bad."
The man seemed to have some feelings. He turned his head and looked at Zhou Xian and said, "Are you still blaming me in your heart?"
Zhou Yixian gave a bitter smile, shook his head and said, "You haven't sorry for me. What should I blame you for?"
The man smiled and said: "Actually, it's not bad for you to do this. Let your heart be open and travel around the world. Now that I think about it, you will live the life of a god. It's not a bad thing that you have the word "xian" in your name."
Zhou Yixian looked at him and suddenly said: "If you want to live like me, what's the problem, old friend?"
The man suddenly heard Zhou Xian say "old friend" and couldn't help but be startled, but then he smiled, looked into the distance, and said slowly: "You and I are different."
Zhou Yixian said calmly: "You are naturally different from me. Since you were a boy, you have attached great importance to power. Now, I don't think you can let it go."
The man frowned, and there seemed to be anger flashing deep in his eyes. It seemed that no one had ever dared to speak to him like this. But when he looked back at Zhou Xian, he saw that he was full of white hair and much older than himself.
, suddenly there was a moment of confusion, and the anger disappeared.
"Why do you look so old?"
Zhou Yixian shook his head and said: "I am already old, but you are successful in cultivating Taoism, so you shouldn't..." At this point, he looked hesitant, but finally said: "I heard about your daughter,
you……"
There was a sadness on the man's face, and then he slowly shook his head, blocking Zhou Xian's words, and suddenly said: "When we were young, you once used the 'Tiangang Divine Calculation' to predict my fortune at the foot of Huqi Mountain.
, but still remember?”
Zhou Xian was startled.
The man looked up at the sky and said slowly: "I still remember very clearly that you were young and energetic at the time, and you spoke frankly to me about everything. You said that my destiny was too evil, and that I would be punished for my wife and children. If I didn't have a way to solve it, I would definitely be hit.
The saying goes, “You lose your wife and you have no children. Now it’s all come true.” As he spoke, his voice gradually became desolate.
Zhou Xian lowered his head. After a while, he suddenly raised his head and said decisively: "Now we are all half-buried, and I also have something to tell you directly."
The man seemed slightly surprised and said, "Say."
Zhou Yixian stared at him and said: "Those words I said back then were all nonsense to deceive you. I have been annoyed by fortune-telling since I was a child, so how could I have the patience to learn it? As for that kind of divine fortune-telling, of course there are
This is said, but how do I understand? So those words were just made by me because I saw your proud face and got angry. Don’t take it to heart!"
The man was shocked, as if he had never expected such words to come out of Zhou Xian's mouth. After a while, he suddenly shook his head and laughed so loudly that he even bent over with laughter.
Where is the majesty from when they first met?
In the distance, Xiao Huan and Taoist Wild Dog were stunned.
After a while, the man slowly stopped laughing, and his expression gradually returned to calm and majestic, but the look in his eyes seemed to be a little more painful.
Zhou Xian looked at him silently.
They stood side by side for a long time, and then Zhou Yixian said calmly: "Why are you here?"
The man glanced at him and said, "Aren't you always conceited and smart? What do you think?"
Zhou Yixian snorted and said, "Are you going to die in Zeze?"
The man said leisurely: "Yes, that's exactly where I'm going. What, don't you want to go and have a look? Old friend?"
Zhou Yixian curled up his lips and said, "You have such a bad reputation. It would be strange if I walked with you. I'd better stay away from you."
The man looked at Zhouxian Xian, suddenly burst into laughter, and then said: "On the ancient road to the end of the world, it is a rare fate to meet an old friend. You and I meet today, and I don't know when we will meet again in the future. Please take care of yourself."
Zhou Yixian snorted and said: "I'm living a good life, I don't want to die yet, but you have more enemies than the foxes on Huqi Mountain, so just think of yourself!"
Xiaohuan stood by the roadside waiting for a long time. Suddenly he saw his grandfather and the man in front of him walking over together. He hurriedly greeted him and walked to his side. The middle-aged man glanced at Xiaohuan, and then fell to the man behind him.
Wild Dog Taoist.
Taoist Wild Dog's expression changed and he slowly lowered his head.
The man looked at him for a few times and suddenly said: "You are the wild dog Taoist next to Gui Li, right?"
The look of fear on Taoist Wild Dog's face became even heavier. He hesitated for a moment and then whispered: "Yes."
Xiaohuan stood next to Yiyi Xian and couldn't help but ask Yiyi Xian softly: "Grandpa, who is he?"
Before Zhou Yixian could answer, the middle-aged man seemed to have heard the little voice. He turned around and said with a smile: "Why, little girl, don't you recognize me?"
Xiaohuan was startled and shook his head blankly.
The man smiled slightly and said, "Just ask me to go with ten thousand people!"
Xiaohuan was startled.
The man took a deep look at Zhou Xian, suddenly waved his sleeves and robe, turned around and strode away without looking back. There was an aura of looking down on the world as he stepped, slowly spreading out.
Everyone behind him saw the figure walking along the ancient road towards Death Lake. Suddenly they heard the man singing loudly: "The road to the end of the world is always far. Children's wishes are always crazy. The sky is high and the sea is eighty thousand feet wide, and all living beings are crawling."
There are thousands of stars, the moon is bright, the sky is cold, as cold as frost. It’s ridiculous that everything is like a dog, who will cover the rain and who will turn the clouds?..."
This song is old and clumsy. Although it is not gentle and pleasant, it has a powerful meaning in the desolation.
Everyone saw that under the sky, above the ancient road, with long white clouds, and in the lonely wilderness, the man was walking with his hands behind his back, looking indescribably unruly.
The singing gradually became lower, and the man was already far away.